473 Quotes by B. F. Skinner

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.

I would have been glad to agree to let them all proceed henceforth in complete ignorance of psychology, if they would forget my opinion of chocolate sodas or the story of the amusing episode on a Spanish streetcar.

We've given them what they asked for and then people take responsibility about whether they add it up or not add it up,

To finish with just five losses is very pleasing.

Here we are playing great basketball, and you'd think they'd take these things into consideration. From an academic standpoint, it has not served us very well. We're going to have to go to the other side of the country. We have to travel to a different time zone. So, we've got some issues, and we've got to try to limit them as best we can.

He's got great hands. He's a tough young man who has a tremendous amount of determination. I mean, his determination is really what makes him the player he is. He's obviously got good qualities - he's got good touch around the basket - but it's his work ethic that allows him to be the quality player he is. I'm just saying I don't think there are many players that play with that type of intensity, particularly freshmen.

He's doing everything he needs to do and he's just fulfilling his end. It's just a wait-and-see attitude with us to see if he finishes out and does what we ask him to do. If he does, then we can sit down and talk about it and, hopefully, have the type of outcome everybody's looking for.

He's been very supportive of (Valentine's) candidacy. He thinks she's the best candidate to accomplish the kinds of things he wants to accomplish.

He just made some great shots. Outstanding players do that.